Correlation between angiotensinogen gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension in Chinese population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-150

  Qi, Y ^a   Niu, W ^a   Zhou, W ^a   Hou, S ^b   Qiu, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Department of Clinical Laboratory ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANGIOTENSINS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 38349115707     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002282     Document Type: Article

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